Etymology

clitorectomy

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Today it means: the surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← English clitoris
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  1. Englishclitoris
  2. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  3. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  5. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  6. Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
  7. Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
  8. English todayclitorectomy

From clitoris + -ectomy.

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